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Michael Bustin
10/15/09
Which U.S. Volcanoes Are Most Likely to Erupt
In the article, Which U.S. volcanoes are likely to erupt next?, Russell McLendon writes
about how there are three different types of volcanoes ranges in the US and what volcanoes are
mo

Michael Bustin
A New Fossil Find
Over twenty fossil remains were found of pterodactyls in northeast China. These fossils
date back to at least 160 million years ago. They are currently being called Darwinopetrus in
honor of Charles Darwin (CNN). The Daewi

Michael Bustin
10/14/09
Mayon Volcanos Sulfur Dioxide Emission Rate Increases
Scientists at the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and
Seismology released October 12th that there was a 350-ton increase in the sulfur dioxide emission
rate of the Mayon Vol

Michael Bustin
10/29/09
Volcano finds followers aflutter on Twitter
In a day where anyone can follow their favorite celebrity, the social networking giant
Twitter, not only boasts humans as users but as well as inanimate objects. What could possibly
have

Michael Bustin
GLG 111 B
Man Trapped in Cave Dies in Rescue Attempt
In a park in Utah, a man was trapped in a cave. The man was John Edward Jones, and he
was 26 years old. He and eleven others were visiting Nutty Putty Cave which is located west of
Utah L

Michael Bustin
9/23/09
Indonesian Earthquake
On Thursday September 3rd, 2009 there was an earthquake that struck the Indonesian Java
Islands and Bali. The earthquake has killed at least 57 people, but this is not a definite figure
because of the difficult

Powerful Earthquake kills 57 in Indonesia
By Chris Chandler
www.cnn.com
Thursday September 3rd, an earthquake struck Indonesia's Java Islands, killing 57, not including deathes from villages in remote parts of the island.
Tens of thousands of people are n

Michael Bustin
GLG 111 B
Geology Museum Questions
Meteorites
What is the composition of a meteorite?
How are meteorite formed?
Silicate minerals
How much of the crust in composition is silicate minerals?
What is the chemical formation for a silicate miner

GLG 111 Pt. 2
Obsidian is a volcanic glass
Forms due quickly cooling of volcanic lava.
Sediment:
Sedimentary Rocks
Made up of pebbles, sand and mud
Found on the top soil of the crust.
Sediment- Loose material derived from the breakdown of pre-existing roc

Geology 111
Notes
Science- A body of knowledge about the natural world.
Observations
Explanations
Geology- A science or a study of the earth, or the solid body of earth.
Scientific Method- Basic way scientists proceed in researching science.
Make observat

I n a city of f lashing neon lights, filled with strange looking people with exotic
fashions, one American must find his place in order to survive. Tokyo however has a niche
for everyone. For-want-to-be gangsters, to street racers, to even hardcore gamers

What makes a perfect dorm room? Well for me it starts with the color of the room. Neon green
paint across the room with a black stripe three quarters the way up the wall is how my dream room is.
And on the walls there are posters of my favorite rappers, m

I ts game t ime, the t ime in which every Red Hawk fan has been waiting for. The
hours turn into minutes and the minutes to seconds. The energy builds, the fans grow ever
crazier, the players are pumped, and it seems that there is no stopping what is to c

Michael Bustin
Mudslides in El Salvador
There were multiple mudslides that occurred in El Salvador on Sunday November 8th,
which killed at least 130 people and not including the dozens more that are still missing. The
cause of the massive mudslide was exc

Michael Bustin
10/29/09
Earth, but not as we know it
Matthew Knight interviewed Dr. Jan Zalasiewicz because of the release of Zalasiewiczs
new book called The Earth After Us - What legacy will humans leave in the rocks? Dr. Jan
Zalasiewicz is lecturer at

Michael Bustin
9/22/09
Bhutan Earthquake
On Monday September 21st, there was a 6.1 magnitude earthquake in the country of
Bhutan. The earthquake has so far recorded 11 deaths in Bhutan, four of which were
construction workers for the government (CNN.com).

Michael Bustin
GLG 111 B
Ardipithecus ramidus
In the article Oldest human skeleton offers new clues to evolution, the writer discusses
the new theories that have arisen after continual studies of the fossil named Ardi. Ardi otherwise
known by its scientif